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One more than twice a number is 11. What is the number?

User Cgogolin
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hi <3

we can call the unknown number 'n'

lets form an equation

2n + 1 = 11

subtract 1 from both sides:

2n = 10

divide both sides by 2:

n = 5

the number is 5

hope this helps :)

User Javier Perez
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